Fuigure "eshu"

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Description

wood, blackish brown patina, remains of pigments, trapezoid body, carved with anthropomorphic head with “eshu” plait, metal tag eyes, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
devotees of “eshu” attached figures like the present to their wrists with thongs while dancing and during processions.

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Comparing literature

Witte, Hans, A Closer Look, Berg en Dal 2004, p. 137, ill. 124

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